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Pinkney, Andrea Davis

The Red Pencil

324 pp. | Little | September, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-316-24780-1 $17.00 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-316-24781-8
(2) YA Illustrated by Shane W. Evans. The first part of this vivid verse novel, set from September 2003 to March 2004, celebrates twelve-year-old Amira's life on her family farm in Darfur, Sudan. After a violent attack by the Sudanese militia, Amira and her family become refugees. Pinkney uses onomatopoeia, rhythm, and prismatic imagery to describe Amira's feelings. Evans's spare illustrations provide valuable visual context and a much-needed sense of buoyancy. Glos.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2014

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